0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Feluga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Feluga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment is the standout feature for Feluga, where virtually every single person looking for work has found a job. This is a small but active community where a high proportion of adults are working or searching for employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is well below the state average at 55.6%, the area's unemployment rate is far lower than both Queensland and Australia.
65.2% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, making up 25.2% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 11.1% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 17.0%, followed closely by managers at 16.3%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 14.8% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Feluga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31028/feluga/topic/employment